Dear Friends,A behind the scenes look during a little walk through a lovely woodland here near Lake Kerkini in Greece to see firstly if spring was springing already and secondly to see what small woodland birds I might be lucky enough to spot, film and photograph.Woodpeckers were high on my list but other than a few brief glimpses and even though I could hear them plainly, they stayed pretty high up in the canopy and were difficult both to see and photograph... I could hear Grey-headed Woodpeckers, Syrian Woodpeckers and Lesser spotted woodpeckers and I even managed the briefest of glimpses but photographing them was not on the cards today unfortunately.Anyway.. it was a lovely morning's amble through a very pretty woodland and I hope you will enjoy going on this walk with me.Until next time...g Affiliated links to kit that I most frequently get asked about: Tripod: Rollei Rock Solid Alpha : https://amzn.to/3eUN6Bz Tripod Head: Manfrotto Fluid Head: https://amzn.to/3sb37Hu Backpack: MindShift Gear FirstLight 40L : https://amzn.to/3tKa5DH Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K: https://tidd.ly/30XCVUH Binoculars: Nikon Monarch 5 8x42 : https://amzn.to/2PbkSYx Muckmaster Boots: https://amzn.to/30XDdef Websites: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/geopictorial EDITORIAL: http://www.geopictorial.com WORKSHOPS: http://www.photographyworkshops.eu JOIN our new Facebook Group: NATURA BRITANNICA https://www.facebook.com/groups/1413878788709340/ All Music Licensed from Artlist : https://artlist.io/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jknwarVtGWU

Join me in Greece at Lake Kerkini for a behind the scenes look at wildlife & bird photography as I try to photograph Flamingos at sunrise from my hide on the shores of the lake... sorry this is a bit of a long one but I hope you find it worth staying till the end. The flamingos are just one of many bird species that over winter on the Lake but are definitely one of the most beautiful and definitely vocal of all winter visitors here.. In the early morning they like to feed in the shallows of the western shoreline of the lake and as the sun rises behind them the opportunities for creating beautiful landscape/wildlife images with stunning silhouettes against the rising sun are hard to resist for any wildlife photographer. On this particular morning the weather didn't play ball and the sky was socked in by low lying clouds.. nevertheless opportunities for some lovely photos still came along in the diffuse milky light of a cloudy day at Lake Kerkini. Websites: EDITORIAL: http://www.geopictorial.com WORKSHOPS: http://www.photographyworkshops.eu - other Social Media you can follow me on: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yTkduUmyJI

Dear Friends, You join me in this episode setting up my hide over-looking one of the meadows of Lake Kerkini where Golden Jackals cross over to their hunting grounds amongst Pelican and Cormorant colonies. Unfortunately my second evening in the hide was cut short by 3 photographers who decided to crash my party.. and just as things had started to get interesting with the Jackals. But such is life and I will be back to get more footage and photos of these amazing animals. Hope you enjoy.! Many thanks & best wishes George TIMECODES: 00:00 - Intro 02:36 - B-Roll Setting Up the Hide 03:09 - In the Hide 04:40 - Waiting in the hide... 06:25 - 1st Sequence 08:12 - Day 2 Intro 11:06 - In the hide again 13:02 - Distracted again... white stork 14:33 - The Jackals appear 24:06 - Interrupted 24:17 - RANT..& Outro Complete list of affiliated links to my favourite gear & clothing plus other resources I am happy to recommend: https://georgesblonsky.com/resources/ Affiliated links to equipment, kit & clothing you see in this video: HIde/Blind - https://amzn.to/3GQVJKL Vlog Camera - Panasonic Lumix S5: https://amzn.to/3FEHEQk Blackmagic Pocket 6K: https://amzn.to/418DFDB Sigma 60-600mm: https://amzn.to/3G2FIRu Tripod - https://amzn.to/43lO28H Manfrotto Fluid Head - https://amzn.to/3Gt4A58 Samsung T5 SSD: https://amzn.to/3KmLUWN DJI Mic: https://amzn.to/3KndVO9 Nikon Binoculars - https://amzn.to/3KJQoqL Website: New Website under construction but should give you an idea of my endeavours.. https://georgesblonsky.com/ PATREON: If you'd like to support this channel please visit my Patreon page below.. thank you..! https://www.patreon.com/geopictorial All Music Licensed from Artlist : https://artlist.io/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYySDZq3sH8

A quick drive around the edges of Lake Kerkini on a spring like winter's afternoon results in an hour spent in the company of a family of Coypu, some Mute Swans and a few others.. Hope you enjoy and see you next time..! g Websites: EDITORIAL: http://www.geopictorial.com WORKSHOPS: http://www.photographyworkshops.eu ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atHUtJPGfLk